Andrew
Online Reporter
POLICE in Mangwe District, Plumtree, Matabeleland South province on Wednesday recovered an AK-47 with a magazine of 30 rounds, and other ammunition stuffed in a disused well near a school in the area.
Cases of robberies using assault rifles are on the increase in the country, with armed robbers targeting businesses and individuals.
National police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi, confirmed the recovery of the rifle and the ammunition.
“Police in Mangwe recovered an AK-47 rifle, a magazine with 30 rounds, 19 Automatic Machine Gun rounds and other unspecified ammunition, which were hidden in an unused well near Lydeard Primary School in Marula. Investigations are underway,” Asst Com Nyathi said.
He revealed that on April 4, this year, police in the same province arrested a suspected armed robber, who together with his accomplices, tried to rob a businessman in West Nicholson at gunpoint.
Luck ran out when the armed robber was disarmed and apprehended by the public.
“On April 4, 2022, police in West Nicholson arrested Doubt Munsaka (23) for attempted robbery and recovered a revolver gun. The suspect together with two others, who are still at large, pounced at a local businessman’s house at Rodgers Compound before pointing the firearm at the complainant while demanding cash,” he said.
“The victim wrestled one of the suspects, who was holding a revolver gun, while calling for assistance from neighbours. On noticing that the neighbours were coming to rescue the complainant, the two other suspects escaped. The suspect was apprehended and disarmed by the public.”
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